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PM-JANMAN: 25 roads for 30 PVTG habitations in Tripura

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Battle IAS current affairs title card: PM-JANMAN: 25 roads for 30 PVTG habitations in Tripura (GS2 · Tribal welfare, 9 December 2025)
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What happened

  • The Rural Development Ministry sanctioned 25 road projects of 65.38 km for ₹68.67 crore under PM-JANMAN’s road component in Tripura, to connect 30 PVTG habitations [PIB].

Background

  • PM-JANMAN (2023) targets the 75 Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Groups with housing, roads, water and health. Tripura has one PVTG, the Reang [MoTA list].

Why it matters

  • PVTG hamlets are small and scattered, which is why normal PMGSY population norms missed them.

How to use this in Mains

GS-II Tribal welfare

  1. As per PIB (2025-12-09): the Rural Development Ministry sanctioned 25 road projects of 65.38 km for ₹68.67 crore under PM-JANMAN's road component in Tripura, to connect 30 PVTG habitations.
  2. PVTG hamlets are small and scattered, which is why normal PMGSY population norms missed them.
Quotable data point

The Rural Development Ministry sanctioned 25 road projects of 65.38 km for ₹68.67 crore under PM-JANMAN's road component in Tripura, to connect 30 PVTG habitations.

PIB: MoRD: PM-JANMAN roads in Tripura, 9 Dec 2025

Exam angle

UPSC

Prelims: PVTGs, PM-JANMAN.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPSC

How many PVTG habitations will the Tripura roads connect?

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

Practice · UPSC

Number of PVTGs in India

Answer (b) & explanation

General knowledge.

Practice · UPSC

Cost of the Tripura projects

Answer (b) & explanation

PIB.

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Official source: PIB: MoRD: PM-JANMAN roads in Tripura, 9 Dec 2025

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